Arsenal's 5-1 thumping at the hands of Liverpool has left a bitter taste in the mouths of everyone associated with the club.

Having taken the lead in the opening minutes, few would have predicted that the evening would end in such a heavy handed defeat at the hands of the Premier League's runaway leaders.

One man who was left particularly frustrated was Ian Wright.

The Arsenal legend spoke out to criticise some of Unai Emery's decisions regarding team selection; most notably the decision not to start Alexandre Lacazette against Jurgen Klopp's side.

The 27-year-old has racked up six goals and six assists in the Premier League so far this season - a decent tally for a player who has started just 12 games in the top flight.

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But speaking on his YouTube channel, Ian Wright says that Lacazette has a right to feel frustrated by his lack of gametime.

He said: "Of course Arsenal are better with Aubameyang and Lacazette.

"They’re both goalscorers, we saw that the other day when he set his goal up against Brighton, and we’ve seen it in the past, he’s had a lot to do with Aubameyang's goals, so for him not to start and not to finish certain games it must be very frustrating for him.

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"I'm frustrated for him. You need to have goalscorers on the pitch. In the Brighton game, I felt to take off Ozil, his creativity, to take off Lacazette, he’s a goalscorer and I don’t quite understand what’s going on there. But the manager knows more than me."

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